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Of Ancient Trees and Young Lava
If you have been reading my newsletter for some time, you know that I have a deep and abiding love for Douglas firs. They have appeared as a subject many times, ranging from celebrating them in our backyard to describing their naming history to their use in dendrochronology for dating lahars on Mount Rainier. Well known and well regarded, Douglas firs are the quintessential tree of the Pacific Northwest. They grow from sea level to the subalpine zone and are some of the tallest, ginormousest (seems this should be word) trees on the planet.
Recently, though, I saw Douglas firs in an almost…
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